ISSN:
1573-093X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Howard and Harvey (1970) analyzed Mt. Wilson Doppler shifts to obtain a daily measure of the Sun's differential rotation. The data were fitted to give an angular velocity of the form ω = a + b sin2 B + c sin4 B (B = heliographic latitude). Changes in a, b, c were found to be correlated (Howard and Harvey, 1970). Yoshimura (1972) used the anticorrelation of the b and c parameters to infer the existence of large-scale convection. Wolff (1975) used the b-c anticorrelation and a weak correlation between a and b to infer that variations of the Sun's polar and equatorial rotation rates are anticorrelated. In this paper, the anticorrelation of b and c is shown to be due to numerical coupling.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00152485
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